Overview • It’s is very difficult to have a smartphone always secure from any malware attacks • but it is not impossible as anyone with a smartphone can make sure of the best security measures for their Android Phone. • Every smartphones are especially used for a connection on internet to be connected with the world but that also causes a major security concern for the smartphone. • So it is very necessary that you take all the necessary security measure for your Android Smartphone.
Security has limits • First of all it is necessary for you to remember that 100% security for any system is never permanent • As hackers will always find a way to hack into the most secure system but you can surely slow their efforts down by the proper security measures. • You must necessarily focus on all the avoidable security measures for your smartphone.
Having a limit on the app Installation • Even many of the app or game in Google play isn’t fully free from harmful viruses. • So before you install anything form Google play store just examine what the app is providing by checking the comments and their experience. • Only install apps from any trusted sources like the company who is building the application as Google doesn’t give any promise of security for any of the apps.
Beware of Free Public Wi-Fi • When you are logging into a public Wi-Fi you are taking lot of risk if you are logging into any kind of important or sensitive data for example any kind of money transfer or Facebook login
• All these sensitive information can be easily accessed by the Wi-Fi provider which is why it is necessary that you never access any sensitive data on a public free Wi-Fi • You can look into some reliable VPN services by researching on your own. The VPN tunnel can help secure your android device
Use Some Security Software • It is a very good idea to run some Anti-Malware software on your Android device as it has really proved to be useful for protection against various malware attacks • The software named “Lookout” uses very low resources and also makes sure that your apps are not up to anything malicious • The Lookout will provide your Smartphone to locate your phone remotely when it is stolen or lost, you can also clear out the entire data in it by yourself.
Limiting the data access • You can use some of your time with the your Smartphone device’s data usage area you can and make sure to make only specific apps connected to internet • These include app like file managers and other apps that require no internet connection to run this will help you to prevent data leak and troubleshoot bad apps • It is advisable that you must not allow apps to use any kind of mobile data unless it is necessary